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Prionocris rhodopepla

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Prionocris rhodopepla
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Oecophoridae
Genus: Prionocris
Species:
P. rhodopepla
Binomial name
Prionocris rhodopepla
(Lower, 1903)
Synonyms
  • Hoplitica rhodopepla Lower, 1903

Prionocris rhodopepla is a moth in the family Oecophoridae. It was described by Oswald Bertram Lower in 1903.[1] It is found in Australia, where it has been recorded from Queensland.[2]

The wingspan is about 25 mm. The forewings are light fleshy red with a small fuscous dot in the disc at one-third, a second below and beyond and a third in the disc at two-thirds. The costal edge is deeper than the ground colour and the extreme costal edge is whitish from one-third to beyond the middle. The hindwings are whitish ochreous with an obscure fuscous suffusion at the apex, continued narrowly to the middle.[3]

References

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  1. ^ Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "​Prionocris rhodopepla​". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. Retrieved 27 May 2018.
  2. ^ Savela, Markku (31 December 2013). "Prionocris rhodopepla (Lower, 1903)". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved 10 July 2020.
  3. ^ Transactions of the Royal Society of South Australia. 27: 221. Public Domain This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.